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June 14, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | June 8, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Alviso, Calif. - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final rejection of two of TiVo's patent claims in an ongoing dispute with satellite TV firm DISH Network over digital video recording technology, casting some doubt over previous TiVo court wins. [more..] San Francisco - Twitter now counts 190 million users, who are sending out 65 million tweets each day, TechCrunch reported, citing figures provided by Twitter COO Dick Costolo at the Conversational Media Summit. [more..] Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook's 500 million users are now watching more than 2 billion videos on the site every month, NewTeeVee reported, citing figures from a Facebook spokesperson. [more..] New York - A popular RSS feed reader application for Apple's iPad has been pulled from the App Store at the request of The New York Times, which says the app violates its terms of service, Wired.com reported. [more..] Tokyo - An estimated $42 billion worth of game software for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS was downloaded from unauthorized download sites between 2004 and 2009, according to a report from the Computer Entertainment Supplies Association, which puts on Japan's annual Tokyo Game Show. [more..] Taipei, Taiwan - Mobile phone maker HTC announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Abaxia, a France-based developer of mobile applications. [more..] San Francisco - Martini Media Network, an online ad network targeting affluent consumers, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $6 million in its second round of financing, led by Reed Elsevier Ventures. [more..] Seattle - BigDoor, the provider of a game-like mechanics platform for website publishers, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $5 million second round of financing, led by Foundry Group. [more..] Los Angeles - WOWIO, a distributor of e-books and other digital media content, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Web comics community DrunkDuck from Platinum Studios. [more..]
DMW Notice Board UPDATE: Matias Myllyrinne, Managing Director, Remedy Entertainment, to give special presentation about developing the top selling Alan Wake Xbox game . Dan Winters, VP, Developer Relations and Acquisitions, Activision Blizzard, will be featured in a keynote interview with Marty Poulin, CEO at ShadyLogic Studios. Ronald Azuma, Research Leader, Nokia Research Center Hollywood to deliver Keynote Presentation on augmented reality, location-based services for media and entertainment . New speakers announced from Mandalay Pictures, Lionsgate, NBC Interactive, Tokyo Pop, Imagination Studios, Team 17, Starbreeze Studios and many more! Together with our friends at Variety and Nordic Game, we are pleased to announce speakers for our second annual pre-E3 transmedia event. This year's event features three keynotes, special presentations as well as 6 panels and bustling after-party by the pool! Don't miss this opportunity for top notch networking. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email ( jay@digitalmediawire.com) for more information.
Digital Media Conference East - June 25, 2010 - Washington D.C.
Join over 500 of the most influential decision-makers in the media, entertainment and technology industries will gather in Washington, DC / Tysons Corner for the 7th Annual Digital Media Conference East. This year's event features 3 keynotes and 15 panels divided across 5 Tracks: Mobile • Social Media • Television/Video • Marketing • Law & Tech. Keynoters include Boxee CEO & Co-Founder Avner Ronen and Kelly Day, EVP and General Manager, Digital Media and Commerce, Discovery Communications. New speakers announced from National Geographic Global Media, CBS Interactive/TV.com, Yahoo! News, MTV Networks, WeatherBug, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Cisco Media Solutions Group and many more!
We are accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email ( jay@digitalmediawire.com) for more information.
LAST WEEK to register for only $499. Reserve your seat now!
Briefly Noted Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo said on Tuesday that it has signed soccer great David Beckham to be part of its coverage of the upcoming World Cup and 2010-11 soccer season. [more..] Century City, Calif. - Redbox, the unit of Coinstar that operates a growing network of DVD rental kiosks, is expected to charge $1.50 per night to rent titles on Blu-ray, a premium over its $1 nightly charge for standard DVDs, Home Media Magazine reports. [more..] Los Angeles - Sony, Discovery and IMAX said on Tuesday that they have named Discovery executive Tom Cosgrove as president and general manager of their 3D TV network joint venture. [more..] New York - Mobile Content Venture (MCV), a new mobile content joint venture recently formed by 12 major broadcast networks, on Tuesday appointed two interim co-general managers -- Erik Moreno, senior vice president of corporate development for Fox Networks Group; and Salil Dalvi, senior vice president of mobile platform development for NBC Universal Digital Distribution. [more..] Los Angeles - MovieTickets.com, a provider of movie news, reviews and advance ticket sales, announced on Tuesday a multi-year deal to be the exclusive provider of online movie ticketing on Amazon.com's IMDb. [more..] New York - TuneSat, a provider of music identification technology used for royalty reporting, said on Tuesday that Universal Music Publishing Group will use its audio fingerprint technology to monitor performance uses of Universal's repertoire across U.S. broadcast television. [more..] New York - IAC's CollegeHumor entertainment site on Tuesday announced a partnership with Pepsi's SoBe drink brand to launch SoBe Studios, which will produce branded comedy videos for the Web and TV. [more..] Boston - Video game developer Seven45 Studios said on Tuesday it has signed Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews Band and Kid Rock to provide songs for "Power Gig: Rise of the SixString," its music video that uses a real guitar as the controller. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - Gannett Digital - McLean - VMIX MEDIA INC - San Diego, CA - Socialcast - San Francisco, CA - Zynga - San Francisco - Synacor - Buffalo, NY - Live365 - Foster City - Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
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